[Milsurplus] Fwd: Re: SAAF C-54 Acrobatics

[Thomas Adams]

Try that crap in a C-130 Hercules or a P3 Orion and the wings will come off.
Just ask the pilots of US Forest Service "Borate Bombers".

Way back when, they built 'em GOOD at Douglas!



At 07:30 02-09-13, Bruce Gentry wrote:


>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject:        Re: [Milsurplus] SAAF C-54 Acrobatics
>Date:   Mon, 02 Sep 2013 00:10:40 -0400
>From:   Bruce Gentry <ka2ivy at verizon.net>
>To:     Mark K3MSB <mark.k3msb at gmail.com>
>
>
>
>GREAT VIDEO!  I knew a DC-4 had been looped in the 1950s  to get out of
>a bad situation, but to see it being done at an airshow is awesome.
>They are becoming fairly rare, and finding unleaded fuel that is
>suitable for big radial engines is a serious problem.   In 1967 or 68, a
>DC-6 and a Lockheed Constellation were entered in the Reno Air races,
>and did better than anyone would have expected. I love the sound of
>them, but fear these planes may be having their last hurrah, as the
>people who know how to maintain them and certified to fly them are
>retiring or dying off.     I am very lucky to have traveled in many
>classic propeller airliners with gasoline engines, they were from a time
>when flying was a treat, enjoyed with style and comfort, rather than the
>torture of today's jet sardine cans.
>
>     Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY
>
>
>
>
>On 9/1/13 7:07 PM, Mark K3MSB wrote:
>>  Enjoy!
>>
>> 
>>http://www.youtube.com/v/hrziTee4b2c&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version
>>
>>  73
>>  Mark K3MSB
>>
>>  Sent from my Android phone
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